Jeanna Goettelman

ST. LOUIS - Jeanna Goettelman and Catie Walton each scored first-half goals Friday to lead the Northern Kentucky University women’s soccer team to a 3-1 victory over Missouri-St. Louis at the Don Dallas Memorial Field.

Kristen Votapek added a goal in the second half as NKU defeated Missouri-St. Louis for the 13th consecutive time. The Riverwomen have not beaten NKU since the 1997 season, and the Norse upped their lead in the all-time series to 13-1.

Goettelman and Walton also collected assists for NKU, which extended its winning streak to six and improved to 10-2 overall, 7-1 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The Norse are ranked 18th nationally in the latest NCAA Division II poll.

Goettelman began the scoring by firing in a shot from 18 yards out at the 36:29 mark. Walton, who scored three goals last Sunday against Bellarmine, found the back of the net with a 15-yard shot with just 48 seconds remaining before halftime to give NKU a 2-0 lead.

After Missouri-St. Louis cut the lead to 2-1 on a goal by Meghan Tragesser at the 69:30 mark, Votapek sealed the win for NKU by taking a pass from Walton and drilling a shot past Missouri-St. Louis goalie Mary Behrmann. It was the 10th goal of the season for Votapek, a senior forward and a graduate of Amelia High School.

NKU concludes its road trip at 1 p.m. Sunday with a GLVC contest at Missouri-Rolla. NKU will then play host to GLVC-leading Southern Illinois at Edwardsville next Friday at 5 p.m. in a game that will likely decide the No. 1 seed in the upcoming GLVC Tournament.

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